Data for 2021

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2021

Name: Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2021
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Figures for 2021, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2021 covers 211 countries on 2 measures. Greenland is highest, at 1.7580; Yemen is lowest, at -2.6778. The middle country reads 0.0836. Against 2020, 211 values changed (89 up, 122 down), the same countries are covered.

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Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2021

HighestGreenland

1.7580

LowestYemen

-2.6778

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

211countries
2measures per country
2021the year it describes
208distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2021, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2021: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.7580	96.413
2	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.5926	93.515
3	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.5558	92.869
4	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.4823	91.582
5	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.4033	90.198
6	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	1.3848	89.874
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.3713	89.636
8	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.3424	89.130
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.3302	88.916
10	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.2923	88.252
11	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.2705	87.870
12	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.2575	87.643
13	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.2548	87.595
14	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	1.2139	86.878
15	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	1.1970	86.582
=16	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.1897	86.455
=16	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.1897	86.455
18	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	1.1735	86.172
19	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.1469	85.704
20	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.1441	85.656
21	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.1438	85.651
22	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.1397	85.579
23	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.1386	85.559
24	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.1342	85.483
25	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	1.1336	85.471
26	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.1096	85.051
27	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.1004	84.890
28	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.0797	84.527
29	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.0697	84.352
30	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.0422	83.869
31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.0393	83.818
=32	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	1.0330	83.710
=32	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.0330	83.710
34	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.0258	83.582
35	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.0213	83.503
36	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	1.0206	83.491
37	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	1.0154	83.400
38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.9993	83.119
39	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.9944	83.032
40	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.9904	82.963
41	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.9755	82.702
42	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.9607	82.442
43	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.9585	82.403
44	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.9530	82.308
45	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.9491	82.238
46	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9278	81.865
47	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.9175	81.686
48	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.9158	81.656
=49	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.9137	81.618
=49	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.9137	81.618
51	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9125	81.597
52	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.8814	81.052
53	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.8779	80.991
54	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.8513	80.525
55	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.8496	80.495
56	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.8337	80.217
57	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.8312	80.172
58	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8173	79.929
59	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.8084	79.772
60	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.7887	79.428
61	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.7755	79.196
62	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.7575	78.881
63	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.7444	78.653
64	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.7442	78.648
65	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.7411	78.595
66	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7366	78.515
67	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.7241	78.296
68	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.7214	78.250
69	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.7124	78.091
70	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.6950	77.786
71	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.6665	77.288
72	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.6653	77.265
73	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.6353	76.740
74	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.6083	76.267
75	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.5868	75.890
76	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.5534	75.305
77	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.5382	75.038
78	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.5180	74.685
79	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.5120	74.579
80	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.4806	74.030
81	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.4777	73.979
82	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.4542	73.567
83	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.4452	73.409
84	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.4403	73.323
85	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.4379	73.281
86	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.4135	72.853
87	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.4113	72.815
88	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.3809	72.282
89	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.3783	72.237
90	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.3656	72.014
91	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.3587	71.892
92	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.3531	71.795
93	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.3409	71.582
94	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.3354	71.485
95	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2238	69.529
96	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.2217	69.494
97	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.1856	68.861
98	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.1608	68.426
99	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.1528	68.286
100	Chile`CHL`South America	0.1502	68.240
101	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.1466	68.177
102	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.1365	68.000
103	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1279	67.849
104	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.1074	67.489
105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.1014	67.384
106	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.0836	67.073
107	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0789	66.990
108	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.0251	66.048
109	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.0206	65.968
110	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.0090	65.766
111	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.0386	64.932
112	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.0453	64.814
113	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.0491	64.748
114	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.0558	64.630
115	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.0587	64.579
116	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.1038	63.789
117	United States`USA`Northern America	-0.1135	63.619
118	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.1145	63.601
119	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.1224	63.463
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.1594	62.815
121	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.1632	62.749
122	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.1896	62.286
123	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.1931	62.224
124	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.2063	61.993
125	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.2310	61.561
126	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.2340	61.508
127	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.2380	61.437
128	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.2465	61.288
129	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.2567	61.110
130	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-0.2647	60.970
131	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.2677	60.916
132	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.2747	60.795
133	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.2943	60.451
134	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.2969	60.406
135	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.2989	60.371
136	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.3018	60.320
137	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3126	60.130
138	Peru`PER`South America	-0.3471	59.526
139	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.3508	59.461
140	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3921	58.738
141	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3972	58.648
142	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.3998	58.602
143	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.4132	58.368
144	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.4156	58.325
145	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.4160	58.318
146	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.4266	58.133
147	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.4365	57.958
148	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.4519	57.690
149	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.4675	57.417
150	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.4836	57.134
151	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.4956	56.923
152	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.4974	56.893
153	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.5139	56.604
154	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.5221	56.459
155	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.5270	56.373
156	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.5290	56.338
157	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.5367	56.203
158	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.5477	56.011
159	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.5861	55.337
160	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.5896	55.277
161	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.6160	54.814
162	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.6381	54.426
163	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.6521	54.182
164	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.6736	53.804
165	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.6926	53.472
166	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	-0.7126	53.122
167	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.7175	53.035
168	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.7610	52.274
169	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.7676	52.157
170	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.7820	51.906
171	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.8065	51.476
172	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.8412	50.868
173	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.9043	49.763
174	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.9070	49.715
175	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.9531	48.907
176	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.9855	48.340
177	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.9862	48.327
178	Colombia`COL`South America	-1.0077	47.951
179	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.0139	47.843
180	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.0526	47.163
181	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.0536	47.145
182	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.0718	46.827
183	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.0859	46.580
184	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-1.0905	46.500
185	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.1328	45.757
186	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.1650	45.195
187	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.2043	44.505
188	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.2809	43.164
189	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.3225	42.433
190	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.3430	42.075
191	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.3951	41.162
192	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.4733	39.792
193	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.5740	38.027
194	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.5791	37.938
195	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.6555	36.599
196	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6613	36.497
197	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.6623	36.480
198	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.6996	35.826
199	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.7963	34.132
200	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.9894	30.748
201	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.0060	30.457
202	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-2.1012	28.789
203	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-2.1718	27.552
204	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.1808	27.395
205	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-2.2130	26.830
206	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.2518	26.151
207	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-2.3312	24.759
208	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-2.4007	23.541
209	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.4629	22.452
210	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.6135	19.813
211	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-2.6778	18.687

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Greenland1.7580
2Liechtenstein1.5926
3Andorra1.5558
4Cayman Islands1.4823
5Anguilla1.4033

Lowest

211Yemen-2.6778
210Somalia-2.6135
209Afghanistan-2.4629
208Syria-2.4007
207Mali-2.3312

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0836. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Political Stability and Absence of Violence (0–100)
HighestGreenland96.413
LowestYemen18.687
Middle country: 67.073

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
211values changed, of 211 in both
89 · 122rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Côte d’Ivoire-1.1862 → -0.9070+0.2792
Maldives0.2072 → 0.4403+0.2331
Hong Kong0.0137 → 0.2217+0.2080
Zambia-0.3696 → -0.1632+0.2064
Belarus-0.8434 → -0.6521+0.1913

Fell most

Myanmar-1.5453 → -2.1012−0.5559
South Africa-0.2549 → -0.7676−0.5127
United States Virgin Islands0.9632 → 0.5180−0.4452
Ethiopia-1.5887 → -1.9894−0.4008
Sudan-1.4072 → -1.7963−0.3891

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

208 distinct values among 211
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 2 countries share 1.1897. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 211 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2021). Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-stability/2021

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